Education:
- Ph.D. in Chemistry, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, 2018
- Mentor: Professor Dvora Perahia and Dr. Gary S. Grest In a broad sense,
- His Ph.D. research is focused on understanding the structure and dynamics of soft materials in confined geometry using molecular dynamics simulations.
- B.S. University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
Professional Experience:
- Lecturer, Appalachian State University, Fall 2020.
- Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Mentor: Professor Max L. Berkowitz
- Dr. Wijesinghe studied shock wave induced cavitation on membranes
Research/Interests:
- Molecular Dynamics simulations
- Biomembranes
- Structure and dynamics of polymers
- Computational chemistry
Selected Publications:
- Sidath Wijesinghe, Dvora Perahia, Ting Ge, K. Michael Salerno, and Gary S. Grest, “Stress Relaxation of Comb Polymer Melts”, (in review, Triboloy Letters 2021)
- Sidath Wijesinghe, Edmond Y. Lau, Sa Hoon Min, and Max L. Berkowitz, “Damage to Polystyrene Polymer Film by Shock Wave Induced Bubble Collapse”, J. Phys. Chem. B. 2020, 124, 7494
- Sa Hoon Min, Sidath Wijesinghe, and Max L. Berkowitz, “Enhanced Cavitation and Hydration Crossover of Stretched Water in Presence of C60”, J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2019, 10, 6621−6625
- Sidath Wijesinghe, Dvora Perahia, and Gary S. Grest, “Polymer Topology Effects on Dynamics of Comb Polymer Melts”, Macromolecules 2018, 51, 7621
- Sidath Wijesinghe, Dvora Perahia, and Gary S. Grest; “Temperature Response of Soft Ionizable Polymer Nanoparticles”, J. Chem. Phys 2018, 149, 084903
- Sidath Wijesinghe, Sabina Maskey, Dvora Perahia, and Gary S. Grest, “Luminescent Tunable Polydots: Charge Effects on Confined Geometry”, J. Chem. Phys 2017, 146, 244907
- Sidath Wijesinghe, Sabina Maskey, Dvora Perahia, and Gary S. Grest, “Conformation of Ionizable Poly para Phenylene Ethynylene in Dilute Solutions”, J. Polym. Science Part B: Polymer Physics., 2016, 54, 582
